Keeping It Real: Irish Film and Television

A series of essays considering the nature and direction of Irish film and television. Topics cover the 'Roy Keane' affair, the first Irish-language soap opera, the New Irish Gangsters, Irish identity post September eleventh, images of Belfast in contemporary Irish cinema and female punishment in Irish history and culture. "Keeping it Real" appeals to those interested in Irish film, media and cultural studies. It reflects the innovative popular and academic desire to extend the notion of Iri...